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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
7
A Thanksgiving fable unfolds in verse with barnyard characters critiquing pride. The chanticleer mocks a boastful gobbler whose stately walk and grand speech invite mockery from Plymouth Rock and others. The tale ends with a moral against vanity and loud words, warning that pride leads to downfall.
Aunt Millie an unmarried village helper cares for the poor and keeps the old farm, where a long vanished romance with Fred Derrin haunts her. Her nephew George returns with his California wife seeking money and status, a fire destroys the house, and Millie reveals ten thousand dollars were banked, not burned. Fred reappears, they plan a future together, and Millie remarries as the village gathers for Thanksgiving by the rebuilt home and shared pumpkin pies.
A persuasive piece urges young wives to fortify themselves for maternity, promoting Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It includes a testimonial from a Chambersburg, Pennsylvania reader who claims relief from menstrual pain and related symptoms after using the product and consulting Mrs. Pinkham.
The Pittsburg Dispatch describes a Japanese timepiece set in a 3 by 5 foot frame. It features a Noonda landscape with cherry trees and pine, a hill and waterfall mirrored in crystal, a winding stream around rocks and islands, and a golden sun that marks hours on silver gongs. A plumage bird sings at each hour as a tiny mouse darts from a grotto to the garden.
In Waco Texas on Friday J W Harris editor of the Waco Times-Herald and his brother W A Marris fought Judge G B Gerald in a street duel. Wy A Harris was killed J W Harris fatally wounded and Gerald shot in the side and may die.
The advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a powerful remedy for stomach misery and digestive issues. It claims the product strengthens intestinal activity, aids bile flow, and helps conquer malaria, vomiting, dyspepsia, and kidney inactivity while promoting overall vigor. The piece notes three banks in Leavenworth, Marongo, and Englien with $160,000 deposits have closed, and cashier R H WITLETT has left for parts unknown.
A new preparation card GRO made of pure gincna is placed in all grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on the stomach and closely resembles coffee in taste, with less earthiness. Each package costs cc. per.
A fragmentary item notes someone named Andres releasing a few hundred pigeons to save provisions in a balloon incident. It also records the death of Prof. W H von Ruh thy publicist and historian in Munich at age 75.
Rudyard Elpring authors a heroic tale in the 1808 Tae Youths Companion volume titled The Burning of the Sarah Sands. Subscription offer grants free paper for a year and a twelve volume calculator for 1804. Prospectus promises value among costly tales. address 207 Columbus Ave Boston. The National Agricultural Department notes Russia's cereal crop is not as small as thought.
Toledo based Hall’s Catarrh Cure, advertised as non mercury and taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad warns against dangerous mercury ointments and touts testimonials and accessibility through doctors and hospitals. London debates public school religious teaching.
An advertisement extols FootEase as a grand comfort discovery for painful swollen feet and worn shoes. It claims to cure sweating and calluses, offers trial free by mail, and lists 25 cents per package with stamps. Names and places appear in scattered references along with unrelated promotional lines.
In Eselbourne Sussex Lieutenant George Whitlock, grandson of the late General Whitlock, marries Mina Rebecca Sprague, daughter of Horatio J Sprague United States consul in Gibraltar Spain as the ceremony unfolds amid local notices and price listings.
An early 1900s advertisement bundle touts Cannareta candy and Kemp's Balsam as cures for coughing and stomach issues. It promotes tiny enamel boxes, portable for women, and claims to prevent consumption and improve digestion and bowel health. An unrelated obituary notes William Elwood’s death in New York from heart failure. An official call announces a national stock growers convention in Denver in January 537.
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